29 h. ago Edinburgh Murrayfield's six 'most iconic' concerts named from David Bowie to Taylor Swift

From David Bowie to Taylor Swift.

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8 d. ago The joyful world of Kaylene Whiskey: the Indigenous artist pulling Dolly Parton and Wonder Woman into the outback

Forget hushed, white-walled reverence: Whiskey’s new exhibition at Canberra’s National Portrait Gallery erupts in celebration. Expect big colour, big mischief, big joyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailKaylene Whiskey’s sneakers are so silver they’re making the light dance. She’s wearing one of her signature jumpers and sparkly Christmas earrings. The gleefully bold Yankunytjatjara artist is ready for a party, and she’s brought that mood to the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) for the launch of Super Kaylene Whiskey. Forget hushed, white-walled reverence: this showcase exhibition erupts in celebration. Big colour, big mischief, big joy.It demands a soundtrack, and there is one: Cher, Abba, David Bowie, Boney M. And Dolly Parton, of course – always and forever Dolly. When she’s painting, Whiskey cranks up the music and works 9 to 5, Dolly-style. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Check your shelves for these eight CDs as they could be worth thousands

From David Bowie to Michael Jackson, collectors are willing to pay hundreds, or even thousands, to get their hands on rare CDs

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2 w. ago Boy George reveals Tracey Emin was in ‘early rehearsals’ with Culture Club

The singer said Dame Tracey decided band life ‘wasn’t for her’.

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2 w. ago A moment that changed me: I thought I was a lesbian. David Bowie made me realise the truth

When I went to the Bowie exhibition at the V&A, I hoped that by losing myself in his gender experimentation I might, in turn, stumble across a clue to my own identity ...In 2011, a couple of years before the David Bowie Is exhibition opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, I came out as a lesbian. Up until that point I had been exclusively dating men, one of whom I married. Two years later, I was in my early 40s, a newly separated mother of four children, living in the US. I had started to question my gender identity, as well as my sexual orientation, and was looking for some answers.I was born in England in the early 1970s – before the advent of the internet. As a teenager, my friends and I didn’t have Reddit or YouTube to turn to when we had questions about sex; instead, we turned to pop stars, and in the 80s everyone was messing with gender. Annie Lennox wore boys’ clothes, Boy George wore girls’ clothes, and pop groups such as Erasure and Bronski Beat had members...

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3 w. ago Nepo baby Apple Martin dresses as David Bowie in a skintight gold bodysuit for Halloween after her live singing performance was panned

The daughter of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, 21, got into the Halloween spirit last week as she transformed into the iconic singer.

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3 w. ago David Bowie was 'so out of it' he became convinced that Satan lived in his swimming pool

Music legend David Bowie made the crazy claim to director Cameron Crowe, who visited the Heroes singer's home in Beverley Hills in LA in the 1970s when he was a music writer

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3 w. ago David Bowie and Kate Bush named among top icons who predicted the future

A new list names the top cultural icons who most accurately predicted how we live today

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3 w. ago George Orwell and David Bowie have been named among top icons to predict the future

George Orwell, Kate Bush, and David Bowie have been named among the top cultural icons who most accurately predicted how we live today, according to research.

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3 w. ago David Bowie and The Simpsons named among top icons and shows that predicted the future

DAVID Bowie and Kate Bush have been named among the top cultural icons who most accurately predicted how we live today, according to research. A poll of 2,000 adults found George Orwell, Roald Dahl, and even Ross from Friends – who in 1999 predicted AI would be smarter than us by 2030 – made the...

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3 w. ago I've lived in TWO castles, including one that had a swimming pool as a moat

The standard reaction I get when telling people I've lived in two castles in my life is, understandably, one of utter disbelief. It's hardly a standard occurrence.

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3 w. ago Model transforms into pop rockstar David Bowie for Halloween

Getting into the spirit of spooky season, this actress looked almost unrecognisable as she painted Bowie's signature lightning bolt across her face for an album posted to Instagram on Friday.

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3 w. ago Channel 4 documentary to chart David Bowie’s ‘final creative chapter’

Bowie died at the age of 69 in January 2016 following an 18-month battle with cancer.

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3 w. ago Can I learn to be cool – even though I am garrulous, swotty and wear no

An international study found cool people are extroverted, open, hedonistic, adventurous, autonomous and powerful. At best, I have three of these traits. Could I change that?Who would you say is effortlessly, undeniably cool? Charli xcx, certainly. David Bowie, of course. Yoko Ono and Fran Lebowitz – or do they just wear a lot of black? I’m not cool and never have been. As a teenager, I was a swot at a school that prized sports. As an adult, I’m always wearing a backpack. I’m garrulous, risk-averse, lazy with my personal presentation and not convinced that any drug beats eight hours’ sleep. “Cool” feels to me like the stock market or Michelin restaurants: none of my business.I’m not alone. In a recent YouGov survey, a third of respondents said they weren’t cool at school, with only 10% reporting that, yep, they actually were. Half claimed they were “somewhere in between”. Continue reading...

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last month Was Busted right about the year 3000? Experts reveal what life on Earth will REALLY look like 975 from now

In the year 3000, people live underwater and triple-breasted women 'swim around totally naked', according to the song. Now, experts reveal if Busted were right with their predictions.

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